Witness Recounts Violent Protest Crackdown for Freedom (Full Transcript)

A protester describes security forces firing plastic pellets into faces, causing chaos, injuries, and deaths—including children—amid demands for freedom.

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Children were killed on the streets, Iranian protester tells BBC. Iran IranProtests BBCNews

Added on 01/28/2026

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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Back in the years, they would come and they'd be like, oh, go home, stop, why are you here? They would shout, disappear. Without any warning this time, they made a line and they straight to the face of people started shooting. Plastic pellets shot into the faces of the protesters. Straight into the faces, they made a line. I saw people on the ground, I saw blood. I didn't know where to go and I lost the people who actually came with me. So I just started running to find a shelter. You could see children who were on the street and they got killed. Seven years old, 11 years old and everybody was out for a reason. We were all chanting for the same thing and we were all wanting the same thing. So yeah. Which is freedom. Freedom.

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A protester recounts authorities confronting demonstrations with sudden violence, forming lines and firing plastic pellets directly into people’s faces. They describe chaos, injuries and blood, losing companions while fleeing for shelter, and witnessing children killed. Despite fear, they emphasize that everyone protested for the same goal: freedom.

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Protester Describes Sudden Violent Crackdown

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Key Takeaways

The speaker describes a shift from verbal intimidation to immediate, indiscriminate use of force.
Security forces allegedly fired plastic pellets at close range aiming at protesters’ faces, causing severe injuries.
The violence created panic, separation from companions, and a desperate search for shelter.
The speaker reports witnessing fatalities, including children, underscoring the human toll.
Despite the crackdown, protesters shared a common demand: freedom.

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Negative: The passage is dominated by fear, shock, and grief, describing shootings, blood, deaths of children, and the scramble for safety, with only a brief note of shared purpose and hope for freedom.

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